Have you tried the Chatterpix app.? I had fun experimenting with it with my students this past year and look forward to using it earlier in the year this year. ChatterPix is a free and simple app that lets you take a picture of a person (or any object – like a drawing) and make […]
Category: character traits
The Star Dragon Giveaway
The Star Dragon Book One WANTED Confident Kids to Save the World from Darkness, by David Machin is a thrilling and adventurous story where you become the main character in the adventure. Your mission is to save the planet and restore color back to your world. This book was sitting on my desk waiting for […]
Kevin Henkes – Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse…
Love me some Kevin Henkes… A few years ago Teaching Heart did a contest and many teachers submitted ideas and printables to match various books by Kevin Henkes. You can see all the ideas by clicking here! There are so many wonderful ideas for teachers with Teaching Hearts!!! Below are some ideas to match Lilly’s […]
Ordinary Mary’s, Extraordinary Deed…
This book shows how one good deed can turn into five good deeds and how five can quickly turn into billions of good deeds. Through Ordinary Mary’s good deed, children can see that doing something simple and nice can be extraordinary. Yes, any child can do a good deed, no matter how ordinary they are. […]
Summer Starts on Tuesday!!!
My summer officially starts on Tuesday! The last day of school in these parts is Monday. Then the kids hop off the bus, we squirt them with silly string, they head over to the End of the Year Sundae shop and the first summer fun event begins. I hope to post more details about the […]
7 Habits of Happy Kids…
I enjoy reading my kids books that promote good character traits. Last year I shared Have You Filled a Bucket Today? with my son’s teacher and it became a hit in his school. This year his school is focusing on, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids. After hearing about these books from my sons principal, […]